Hi All

I'm a new Savage Mk II owner, and new to bolt action platforms in general, though I've been a competitive bullseye shooter for several years and have several aemi-auto rifles.

As such, I'm used to cleaning my magazines periodically, and when newly purchased, by disassembling them. I've three questions for the board.

First, is periodic cleaning necessary for Mk II mags since there's no "blow back" with a bolt action?

Second, is it even possible to disassemble a Mk II magazine (without damaging it)? It looks like the baseplate ought to be able to slide off, but I can't see any release and I don't want to destroy one by forcing it!

And third, if the mags can't be disassembled, how do you folks go about cleaning them? Even without blowback, they're not immune to blowing grit!

Sorry if this has been covered, but my site searches and "google-fu" attempts have come up empty! Anyhoo, thanks in advance for any advice you folks have for me!